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Jane Wood: The urgent need to revive Scotland’s SME home building sector

Published 6 months ago

Jane Wood, chief executive of Homes for Scotland, discusses the alarming decline of small and medium-sized home builders in Scotland and its impact on the housing crisis, emphasising the need for urgent policy reforms to support the sector.

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Ian Woods: Sector-by-sector look at Scotland’s rejuvenated commercial property landscape

Published 6 months ago

Funders are out in force and looking for opportunities as the commercial property sector in Scotland once again demonstrates its resilience, writes Ian Woods as he analyses trends in various sectors and critiques government policies.

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Sally Clark: University fraud case highlights risk to employers

Published 6 months ago

Corporate and financial crime lawyer Sally Clark looks at the recent procurement fraud case at the University of Edinburgh, advising businesses and public sector organisations on steps that can be taken to mitigate the risk of falling victim to such a fraud.

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Aimee Gibbons: How Superdry’s restructure could reshape retail leasing

Published 6 months ago

Aimee Gibbons delves into Superdry’s plans to implement a restructuring strategy involving store closures and rent reductions, discussing the legal and operational aspects of this process and its implications for other struggling retailers.

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Jon Turner: Customer engagement – ever evolving, ever expanding

Published 6 months ago

Jon Turner, Link Group chief executive officer, discusses the importance of customer engagement.

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Pippa Samphier: Tax reform needed to level the playing field in Scotland

Published 6 months ago

Pippa Samphier discusses the need for tax reform as the Scottish Government reconsiders its progressive taxation policy and Labour proposes significant tax increases.

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Fraser Lynes: Addressing the Scottish housing crisis – A call for pragmatic solutions

Published 6 months ago

Fraser Lynes, managing director of Cruden Homes, discusses the Scottish housing crises and the limitations of the NPF4.

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Alison Woods: Employers should prepare for reform

Published 6 months ago

Employment law specialist Alison Woods takes a look at the differences in employment law reform proposals among the main UK parties, and discusses what both employees and employers should expect.

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Brian Inkster: Why you should support alternative business structures

Published 6 months ago

Solicitors should support alternative business structures at the AGM of the Law Society of Scotland on Thursday, writes Brian Inkster.

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Callum Chomczuk: Scotland, housing and the general election

Published 6 months ago

Insight: Callum Chomczuk, national director at CIH Scotland, on what the general election means for housing in Scotland.

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Robert Holland: how employers can avoid the potential pitfalls of Euro 2024

Published 7 months ago

We’re Scotland, so when it comes to major football tournaments we haven’t exactly been clocking up the air miles over the years, writes Robert Holland.

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Julie Moulsdale: Unlocking community engagement key to tackling housing emergency

Published 7 months ago

Julie Moulsdale from Perceptive Communicators shares how the homebuilding industry can use proactive community engagement to unlock the planning system.

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Opinion: Cladding Bill’s impact still to be felt

Published 7 months ago

The full impact of the Cladding Remediation Bill, which was recently passed in the Scottish Parliament, is still to be felt within the construction sector, write Shona Frame and Ryan McCuaig.

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Ian McCann: Time will tell how Scotland interprets new JCT building contracts

Published 7 months ago

Formal building contracts are a fundamental part of any construction project, specifying the contractual obligations on all parties, avoiding any ambiguities and the need for third-party interventions that can add to project costs and timescales, writes Ian McCann.

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Craig Stirrat: The stigma of the housing emergency

Published 7 months ago

Grampian Housing Association Group CEO Craig Stirrat looks to address the longer-term systemic problems in social housing which are a major factor contributing to the immediate crisis.

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